Basketball Recap: Jasean Gardner Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Mission Oak

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Yosemite	81
12/27/24 vs Fowler	38
12/11/24 vs Kennedy	32
01/14/25 @ Mission Oak	24
12/13/24 vs McLane	22
12/19/24 vs Sierra Pacific	22

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lemoore's strategy against Mission Oak on Tuesday. Everything went the Lemoore Tigers' way against the Mission Oak Hawks as the Lemoore Tigers made off with an 86-62 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Lemoore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasean Gardner led the charge by going 7 for 14 en route to 17 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Those 17 points gave Gardner a new career-high. Isaac Lanson also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

Gardner wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lemoore was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Oak only posted 14 assists.

Mission Oak lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Joaquin Torrez, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Torrez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Antonio Sanchez was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 19 points.

Lemoore's record now sits at 13-7. As for Mission Oak, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.

Lemoore has already played their next contest, a 55-45 loss against Dinuba on the 16th. As for Mission Oak, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-72 defeat against Tulare Union on the 16th.